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What'd You Get - New Phone Edition
Brian Szabelski | 1:47 PM on 05.11.2009 19 comments


Mother's Day weekend was this weekend. Did you buy your mom something nice? Good, good. And you bought something for yourself, too? Well, why not share it? That's what What'd You Get? is all about! Don't worry, by share, I mean just tell us what you got, not physically share it. :p

This week, I didn't get any new video games because I am trying to not spend so much money @.@ But, since I switched phone companies over the weekend with my family, I did get a new phone:



So pretty and so much better (and bigger) than my older phone. Goodbye, texting with the numeric keypad!

That's all I got this past week. How about all of you?



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Bulkmailer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 14:10
Bulkmailer
Super Robot Titty Original Gangsta Saga Endless Brassier finally came in. Also got ps2 Mortal Kombat box set, The Darkness, and some old Xbox schmup called Xyanide or some shit.
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 14:37
Guagloves
Raiden Fighters Aces and Flatout: Ultimate Carnage.
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 14:42
Discarded Couch Sandwich
Birthday's coming up in about two weeks so the girlfriend has stopped me from buying anything, just in case I end up getting something she's already got me. It doesn't help much with my desire to purchase Killzone 2, but my bank balance is happy at least..
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 14:49
Monodi
Tried the demos for Peggle Deluxe and Plants VS Zombies. They are surprisingly addictive.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 14:56
falinter
I got PvZ based on Colette's 10/10

Probably something else too.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 15:00
Tubatic
Ah the LG vX10000. How I often loathe your grey "2qwes" keys and their implied d-pad functionality. Good pickup!

I got demos. The UFC demo is pretty sweet.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 16:20
MrSadistic
Nuts to that. I'll just stick to regular ol' numeric keyboard texting. I have an iPod Touch, and the touch screen capabilities drives me bonkers.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 16:26
Kraid
I got Klonoa (AUWSUM GAME)
that's it..... :(
Styles B LKV's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 17:41
Styles B LKV
My complete copies of Ninja Gained and Rock N Roll Racing (SNES) came along with my copy of Saturday Night Slam Masters (also SNES) today... lots of gaming goodness :)
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 18:10
Daxelman
Got an LG Rumor 2 myself.
JohnnyViral's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 18:11
JohnnyViral
I got The PItt and Broken Steel DLC for Fallout 3 and Downloaded The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. Ive also been given RE5, amd DMC 4 to play by a friend.
ohgr89's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 18:33
ohgr89
I picked up the 2 disc Metal Gear Solid (PS), Capcom vs SNK (dreamcast) and Super Troll Islands (snes) for $15 (total). Then I got Castlevania III (nes), Yoshie's Cookie (nes), Widget (nes), Ghost and Goblins (nes), and Toejam and Earl: Panic on Funkotron (genesis), Raiden Trad (snes), and Talespin (nes). Pretty productive week so far! (Not to mention I may pick up a nes top-loader this week!)
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 19:26
garison
Game wise I got Henry Hatsworth, Moon, Hotel Dusk, and Grim Grimoire. Figure wise I got the 1/8 scale Eye Up Yoko from Gurren Lagann, 1/8 scale Mitsuru from Persona 3, and finally a Miyuki Nendoroid from Lucky Star.

Fucking awesome week :)
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 19:58
Mushman
My R4 card was delivered this week, so I have been downloading all of the 'old' awesome DS games like mad.

I have DLed over 30 games so far, the DS lite is an awesome, awesome portable. :)
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 20:41
DaedHead8
I got a new phone this week too. I got the LG versa with the optional game pad attachment. I've been writing a review of the phone all weekend and it should be ready to post tomorrow.
Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/11/2009 21:10
Electro Lemon
Klonoa, Peggle for the iPod, Plants vs. Zombies.
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/12/2009 03:21
A New Challenger
-Beavis & Butthead in Virtual Stupidity
-Beavis & Butthead in Wiener Takes All
-The Incredible Machine 3.0
-Blazing Dragons (PS1)
-A green Sharkpad Pro for the Nintendo 64
-Capcom Pad Soldier controller for the Super Famicom. Matches my 3DO controllers nicely.

Hooray for Goodwill!
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/12/2009 11:51
Wexx
What a coincidence, I also got a new phone, A blackberry curve! I got Eliss on my ipod touch as well, needed something casual to play while waiting for commencement shit on Saturday.
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